Bill-fold and card-case.



H. BOCK.

BILL row Am) 0mm CASE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR-4. I916.

:5; I menm Jan. 9,1917.

HERMAN BUCK, on Ben WING, MINNESOTA.

BILL-FOLD AND CARD-CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent. i

Patented Jan. a, ram.

Application filed March 4, 1916. Serial No. 82,033. i

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HERMAN Boon, a citizenmfthe United States, residing at Red Wing, in the county of Goodhue andState of Minnesota, have invented anew and useful lmprovement inBill-Folds and Card- Cases, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates toimprovements in w bill holders of that typesome times called.

bill folds, card cases, wallets, check book covers, etc. 7.

Heretofore bill holders of the general type stated have been foundobjectionable, because of the difiiculty in inserting bills between theflexible sides of the bill receiving pockets or receptacles,andparticularly is this true when the bills are old and worn, the cornersand edges crumpling and creasgo ing and not sliding freely between saidsides. he primary object of this invention is to overcome this objectionin a simple and effective manner. A

A further objection has occurred due to the corners of the pockets ofbill holders not spreading" wide apart when .the holder is ,opened forthe insertion or withdrawal of bills, thus making it difficult to insertbills.

A further object is to overcomethis obso jection and still furtherfacilitate the insertion of bills in the pockets of holders of thegeneral class stated.

-With. these and other objects in view, which will be apparent from thefollowing description, my invention comprises the fea tures ofconstruction and combination of parts hereinafter more particularlydescribed and claimed.

in the accompanying drawing forming it} part of this specification,Figure 1 is a perspective of a bill holder constructed in accordancewith my invention; Fig. 2 is a cross section taken 'on the-line X-X ofFig. 1; Fig. 3 is an edge view of the construction as illustrated inFig. 1 when the holder is closed; Fig. 4 is a perspective of "a detailforming part of my invention; ,F 1g. 5 is a perspective of a billholder, illustrating an alternative construction of my invention, WandFig. 6 is a perspective of a detail illustratin another alternativeconstruction.

In t e drawing, A indicates a billholder of usual type having twoopposite sides 2 and 3 made from a single piece of flexible or othersuitable material foldedv between its ends into an end corner 4: andsaid sides secured longitudinally along one edge by the seam of sewing 5or other suitable means. The open end of the pocket is provided with theusual flap 6, which is secured by the snap button 7 over an adjacentside when the holder is folded into closed" condition as illustrated inFig. 3. The construction described produces an envelop between the sidesof which bills can be placed in fiat condition and held in the usualmanner. The side 2 thus forms the outer wall of the envelop or pocket,and the side 3 of the inner wall. The inner wall can be provided withthe usual flaps suchas 8, for holding change, cards, stamps, tickets,etc.

Heretofore bill holders or the type stated have been foundobjectionable, due to the edges of the bills catching and crumpling wheninserted along the end corner, such as 42, while the bills are beingplaced in the holder. This objection has resulted in the bills beingheld unevenly, thus producing a bulky and objectionablepackage. Thisobjectionl have overcome by securing an antifriction device along theend corner 4 of the pocket. This antifriction device may be m the formof a thin sheet 9 of celluloid or other suitable material having aninner antifriction surface. This strip is bent between its ends at 10,and its sides secured such as by seams of sewing 11 to the oppositesides 2 and 3 of the envelop. Other means of attachment may be employed,such as adhesive material or other means, or the seams may be disposedotherwise than as illustrated. The bent corner lOof the strip 9 is laidalong the corner 4 of the envelop and the inner antifriction surfaces ofthe' sides of the strip 9 facilitate in guiding the ends of billsbetween the sides ofthe holder, thus preventing the bills from tearingor crumpling and causing them to'lie smoothly in the holder inoutstretched flat condition before the holder is turned into closedcondition. The antifriction device described in addition to performingthe function of guiding the edges of the bills into the holder withoutcausing the bills to crumple or crease, also is resilient, and hassufiicient spring tendency to spread the walls or sides of the holderinto wide open position when the holder is in unfolded condition, thusaiding or facilitating the insertion of bills into the holder withoutcausing the bills to crumple, crease or catch when being inserted. It

will be observed also that the antifricti'on holder, which is closed atboth ends, such as is illustrated in Fig. 5. Antifriction devices 12,such as illustrated in Fig. 4 and described, are secured by the seams 13along both end corners 14 and 15 of the holders. These antifrictiondevices accomplish the same results only in connection with both ends ofthe holder, instead of one as illustrated in Fig. 1.

In Fig. 6 the antifriction device is constructed by placing the strip ofantifriction material 16 along the inner corner of the holder 17 in thesame manner as illustrated in Fig. 1 and additional antifriction strips18 are secured across each of the sides of'the holder by seams 19 orother suitable means to also facilitate in guiding the sides of thebills into the holder.

In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described the principlesof operation of my invention, together with the apparatus which I nowconsider to represent the best embodiment thereof, but I desire to haveit understood that the construction shown is only illustrative, and thatthe invention can be carried out by other means and applied to usesother than those above set forth within the scope of the followingclaims.

Having described my invention, what I claimas new and desire to protectby Letters Patent is:

1 A-bill holder, comprising, an envelop forming a pocket having oppositesides and an end corner adapted to receive and hold bills inoutstretched flat condition and an antifriction device secured along theinner surface of said corner, adapted to facilitate the insertion ofbills into said envelop in outstretched flat condition.

2. A bill holder, comprising, an envelop forming a pocket between thesides of which bills -may be inserted and held in outstretched flatcondition and having an end corner and a lining secured along said endcorner having an inner antifriction surface adapted to facilitate theinsertion of bills into said envelop in outstretched fiat condition. 1

3. A bill holder, comprising, an envelop forming a pocket and having anend corner, said pocket being adapted to receive and hold bills inoutstretched flat condition, and a resilient lining secured along saidend corner adapted normally to spread the sides apart and having aninner antifrietion surface facilitating the insertion of billsinto saidpocket in outstretched fiat condition.

4. A bill'holder, comprising, an envelop having opposite sides and anend corner and a resilient antifriction device secured in said endcorner, and cooperating with said sides to spread them apart in openposition, said device also facilitating the insertion of bills into saidpocket in outstretched-flat condiv tion.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

a HERMAN BOCK.

